diff --git a/simple-concise-roo-mvc/pom.xml b/simple-concise-roo-mvc/pom.xml
index d161178..5f1fd3b 100644
--- a/simple-concise-roo-mvc/pom.xml
+++ b/simple-concise-roo-mvc/pom.xml
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
             <artifactId>hibernate-validator</artifactId>
-            <version>4.3.1.Final</version>
+            <version>5.3.5.Final</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.validation</groupId>